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 Ooneykcall Ooneykcall June 21, 2015 June 21, 2015 at 8:26:15 AM UTC link Permalink

What I want to know is: why?

I'd like to see more examples of this sort of punctuation in English. It's not used nearly as often as in Russian, I know, but it's valid.

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What I want to know is why?

added by CK, November 17, 2012
➜ #4291678Сакам да знам зошто.

linked by Lepotdeterre, June 21, 2015
➜ #4291694Wat ik weten wil, is waarom.

linked by PaulP, June 21, 2015
➜ #4291698Tio, kion mi volas scii, estas la kialo.

linked by PaulP, June 21, 2015
What I want to know is why.

edited by CK, June 21, 2015
➜ #4296068Я хочу знать — почему?

linked by Ooneykcall, June 22, 2015
➜ #4525172Bilmek istediğim şey, neden?

linked by maydoo, September 15, 2015
➜ #4752458מה שאני רוצה לדעת הוא למה?

linked by fekundulo, December 8, 2015
➜ #6179325Quello che voglio sapere è il perché.

linked by Guybrush88, August 8, 2017
➜ #6179326Ciò che voglio sapere è il perché.

linked by Guybrush88, August 8, 2017
➜ #6595701Что я хочу знать, так это почему.

linked by marafon, January 8, 2018
➜ #6641651Was ich wissen will, ist, warum.

linked by CK, February 1, 2018
➜ #8063926Ico nshaka kumenya ni igituma.

linked by driini, July 20, 2019